Ex-member of radical Marxist group scales balcony, escapes house arrest in Argentina
Verified: 3 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 11.
74-year-old Leonardo Bertulazzi, awaiting extradition to Italy, reportedly used harness to flee custody A 74-year-old former member of Italy’s radical Marxist group the Red Brigades has escaped from house arrest in Argentina, the country’s security ministry confirmed on Wednesday. Authorities placed Leonardo Bertulazzi under house arrest in Buenos Aires in 2024, prior to his extradition to Italy to serve a 27-year prison sentence.
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- Nov 11, 3:10 PM UTCFirst reportKidnapper, 74, escapes from house arrest in Argentina by abseiling from balconybbc.co.uk ↗
- Nov 11, 5:23 PM UTC+2 hKidnapper, 74, escapes from house arrest in Argentina by abseiling from balconybbc.co.uk (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 7:23 PM UTC+4 h· you’re reading thisEx-member of radical Marxist group scales balcony, escapes house arrest in Argentinatheguardian.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 7:23 PM UTC · +4 h
- Nov 11, 8:51 PM UTC+6 h74-Year-Old Former Red Brigades Marxist Escapes House Arrest in Argentinakyivpost.com ↗
[Claude] Both reports describe the same escape of Leonardo Bertulazzi from house arrest in Argentina by abseiling from a balcony, with no conflicting facts.
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1h agoEx-member of radical Marxist group scales balcony, escapes house arrest in Argentina 74-year-old Leonardo Bertulazzi, awaiting extradition to Italy, reportedly used harness to flee custody A 74-year-old former member of Italy’s radical Marxist group the Red Brigades has escaped from house arrest in Argentina, the country’s security ministry confirmed on Wednesday. Authorities placed Leonardo Bertulazzi under house arrest in Buenos Aires in 2024, prior to his extradition to Italy to serve a 27-year prison sentence.
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